Steel and iron post anchor



NOV. 10, 1931. W. MCCALLEN STEEL ANb IRON POST ANCHOR Filed Oct. 25, 1929 witmz: M

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ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 10, 1931 WINSLOW MCCALLEN, F WTNDSOR, WISCONSIN STEEL AND IRON POST ANCHdIt Application filed October 23, 1929. Serial No. 401,796.

The object of this, my present invention,

anchor of such construction and shape as to permit of the post being screwed into the 5. ground and which will so engage with the soil as to hold the post in a vertical position regardless of the strain to which the same is subjected and also Without regard to the nature of the soil or weather conditions.

A further object is to provide an anchor for metal fence posts that comprises a spirally wound plate cut longitudinally at its ends and the inner metal bounded by the cuts bent at opposite angles and arranged against and rigidly fixed to the post, the metal bounded by the outer cut at the lower end of the device being bent at an angle of about 45 degrees to provide an entering point whereby the postmay be readily screwed into the ground, it being, of course, understood that the inner edge as well as the angle ends of the anchor may be welded or otherwise rigidly secured to the post.

To the attainment of the foregoing the invention consists in the improvement hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a post provided with my improvement screwed in the ground.

Figure 2 is a similar view but looking to the reverse side of the post, as disclosed by Figure 1 Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4l of Figure 1, also looking in the direction of the arrows.

My improvement may be applied to either iron or steel post's of difierent designs and shapes but in the showing of the drawings the same is disclosed in applied position. upon the commonly used cross sectional T-shaped metal post for wire fences. The post 1 has its lower edges inclined inwardly, as at 2, and for distinction the central flange of the post 1 is indicated by the numeral 3. At'a suitable distance above the pointed end. 2 I arrange around the post 1 my improved anchor. The anchor may vary in width in accordance with the nature of the soil in which the post is to be planted.

Theanchor made of a single sheet of metal, steel being preferred and in the course of manufacture the same is rounded to assume a spiral member. The anchor member is indicated by the numeral 4. The inner edges ofthe anchor member are cut or slit longitudinally in the process of manufacture and the inner corners are bent at opposite angles, as indicated by the numerals 5,to contact with the opposite faces of the central member of the web 3 of the post 1. In the showing of the drawings these angle members or ears5 are riveted, as at 6, to the part 3 of the post 1 but obviously the same may be welded or otherwise secured thereto. Also obviously the inner edge of the spirally wound anchor may be welded to the post. The lower corner of the anchor 4c is bent downwardly at an angle of approximately 45 degrees and this bent portion is indicated by the numeral 7. The bent portion forms the entering point of the anchor. The post is partly inserted in the ground until the entering point 7 of the anchor contacts with the ground surface and thereafter the post is turned. The angle or directing end 7 of the anchor will, of course. cause the dirt to rest on the top of the anchor proper. Should a stone or like obstruction be met the same will merely be turned on the spiral anchor and if permitted to rest thereon will serve as an additional means to hold the post firmly anchored. Of course, the ground "is firmly tamned around. the post after the same is positioned. From ex erience I have found that a nest provided with an anchor as above described will withstand strain subiected thereto by the stretching of wires thereon, will hold the post in a vertical position regardless of ground condit ons and regardless of weather conditions. This latter is an imnortant feature as most anchored posts are loosened and raised bv frost. With my improvement expensive fence wires need not be emplo ed. the wires in no ways serve to brace the post but on the contrary the said post effectively braces the wires. Also it is impossible to Withdraw my post from the ground except by unscrewing the same.

The construction of the improvement and the simplicity thereof will, it is believed, be

Y fully understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art to which such invention rclates and, therefore, further detailed description is not believed necessary.

Having described the invention, I claim:

A post anchor including a metallic post of T-shape in cross section providing angularly related portions tapered at one end of the post to facilitate the insertion of the latter in the ground, a spiral plate encircling and contacting with the post adjacentsaid last mentioned end and having attaching portions extending angularly therefrom and at the inner edges thereof to engage and be secured to opposite faces of one of the angular portions of the post With the free ends of the plate overlying the outer face of said last named angular portion, said plate having the lower end bent downwardly to provide a penetrating point.

In testimony whereof I aifiX my signature.

VVINSLOW MGCALLEN. 

